a joke that seems extremely funny
<noun.communication>

belly laugh

howler

riot

scream

sidesplitter

thigh-slapper

wow

impress greatly
<verb.emotion>

wow

sample sentences

"The speaker wowed the audience"

the rate at which words are produced (as in speaking or typing)
<noun.time>

words per minute

wpm

dried seaweed especially that cast ashore
<noun.animal>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

wrack

growth of marine vegetation especially of the large forms such as rockweeds and kelp
<noun.animal>

sea wrack

wrack

the destruction or collapse of something
<noun.event>

rack

wrack

sample sentences

"wrack and ruin"

smash or break forcefully
<verb.contact>   freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 1

bust up

wrack

wreck

sample sentences

"The kid busted up the car"

a mental representation of some haunting experience
<noun.cognition>   freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4

ghost

shade

specter

spectre

spook

wraith

sample sentences

"he looked like he had seen a ghost"
"it aroused specters from his past"

lacking in substance
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

shadowy

wraithlike

sample sentences

"strange fancies of unreal and shadowy worlds"- W.A.Butler
"dim shadowy forms"
"a wraithlike column of smoke"

an angry dispute
<noun.communication>   freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

dustup

quarrel

row

run-in

words

wrangle

sample sentences

"they had a quarrel"
"they had words"

an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)
<noun.communication>

haggle

haggling

wrangle

wrangling

to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively
<verb.communication>   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

brawl

wrangle

sample sentences

"The bar keeper threw them out, but they continued to wrangle on down the street"

herd and care for
<verb.stative>

wrangle

sample sentences

"wrangle horses"

a cowboy who takes care of the saddle horses
<noun.person>

horse wrangler

wrangler

someone who argues noisily or angrily
<noun.person>

wrangler

an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)
<noun.communication>

haggle

haggling

wrangle

wrangling

cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person
<noun.artifact>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

wrap

wrapper

the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped
<noun.artifact>

wrap

wrapper

wrapping

a sandwich in which the filling is rolled up in a soft tortilla
<noun.food>

wrap

arrange or fold as a cover or protection
<verb.contact>   freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 1

wrap

wrap up

sample sentences

"wrap the baby before taking her out"
"Wrap the present"

arrange or or coil around
<verb.contact>   freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

roll

twine

wind

wrap

sample sentences

"roll your hair around your finger"
"Twine the thread around the spool"
"She wrapped her arms around the child"

enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
<verb.contact>   freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

enclose

enfold

envelop

enwrap

wrap

sample sentences

"Fog enveloped the house"

crash into so as to coil around
<verb.contact>

wrap

sample sentences

"The teenager wrapped his car around the fire hydrant"

arrange or fold as a cover or protection
<verb.contact>   freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 1

wrap

wrap up

sample sentences

"wrap the baby before taking her out"
"Wrap the present"

clothe, as if for protection from the elements
<verb.body>

cover

wrap up

sample sentences

"cover your head!"

form a cylinder by rolling
<verb.change>

roll up

wrap up

sample sentences

"roll up a banner"

finish a task completely
<verb.change>   freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

clear up

finish off

finish up

get through

mop up

polish off

wrap up

sample sentences

"I finally got through this homework assignment"

a garment (as a dress or coat) with a full length opening; adjusts to the body by wrapping around
<noun.artifact>

wraparound

covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2

cloaked

clothed

draped

mantled

wrapped

sample sentences

"leaf-clothed trees"
"fog-cloaked meadows"
"a beam draped with cobwebs"
"cloud-wrapped peaks"

giving or marked by complete attention to
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1

absorbed

captive

engrossed

enwrapped

intent

wrapped

sample sentences

"that engrossed look or rapt delight"
"enwrapped in dreams"
"so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred"- Walter de la Mare
"rapt with wonder"
"wrapped in thought"

enclosed securely in a covering of paper or the like
<adj.all>

wrapped

sample sentences

"gaily wrapped gifts"

deeply devoted to
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

bound up

wrapped up

sample sentences

"bound up in her teaching"
"is wrapped up in his family"

a loose dressing gown for women
<noun.artifact>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

housecoat

neglige

negligee

peignoir

wrapper

cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person
<noun.artifact>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

wrap

wrapper

the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped
<noun.artifact>

wrap

wrapper

wrapping

an enveloping bandage
<noun.artifact>

swathe

wrapping

the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped
<noun.artifact>

wrap

wrapper

wrapping

a tough paper used for wrapping
<noun.substance>

wrapping paper

chiefly tropical marine fishes with fleshy lips and powerful teeth; usually brightly colored
<noun.animal>

wrasse

intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
<noun.feeling>   freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 8

wrath

belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)
<noun.act>

anger

ira

ire

wrath

vehemently incensed and condemnatory
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

wrathful

wroth

wrothful

sample sentences

"they trembled before the wrathful queen"
"but wroth as he was, a short struggle ended in reconciliation"

in a wrathful manner
<adv.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

wrathfully

sample sentences

"he looked at her, not wrathfully now, but quizzically"

cry loudly, as of animals
<verb.communication>

howl

wrawl

yammer

yowl

sample sentences

"The coyotes were howling in the desert"

cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
<verb.creation>   freq. cnt.: 48 freq. cnt.: 31 freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

bring

make for

play

work

wreak

sample sentences

"I cannot work a miracle"
"wreak havoc"
"bring comments"
"play a joke"
"The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area"

flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
<noun.artifact>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

chaplet

coronal

garland

lei

wreath

move with slow, sinuous movements
<verb.motion>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

wreathe

form into a wreath
<verb.contact>

wind

wreathe

decorate or deck with wreaths
<verb.contact>

wreathe

sample sentences

"wreathe the grave site"

something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
<noun.state>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

wreck

sample sentences

"the house was a wreck when they bought it"
"thanks to that quack I am a human wreck"

a ship that has been destroyed at sea
<noun.artifact>

wreck

a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles)
<noun.event>   freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4

crash

wreck

sample sentences

"they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane"

an accident that destroys a ship at sea
<noun.event>

shipwreck

wreck

smash or break forcefully
<verb.contact>   freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 1

bust up

wrack

wreck

sample sentences

"The kid busted up the car"